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China’s military has published what appears to be the first official photograph of a Y-20B heavy transport aircraft in PLA Air Force livery fitted with aerial refuelling pods, suggesting that the multi-role …

North Korea on Tuesday denounced South Korea's ongoing joint military drills with the United States and a separate exercise between the US and Japan, calling them "muscle flexing" by "enemy states." In …

Seoul’s move follows a dispute over Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s disclosure of the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea.

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Two Singaporean men lost their positions in the armed forces after they were convicted of having sex with a 15-year-old boy. Former army captain Chaw Chia Jun, 41, was sentenced to 17 …

North Korea’s Nampho Shipyard missed a major deadline to launch a 5,000-ton naval destroyer earlier this month, according to NK Pro analysis of satellite imagery, as it ramps up construction on at …

Why are Chinese stone lions still at Yasukuni Shrine?

GYERYONG/SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- The Navy said Tuesday it plans to acquire a ...

Japan's Defense Ministry said Tuesday applications for a program that grants funds for projects on technologies that could have military use hit a record 560 for the current…

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) plans to streamline and consolidate more than 300 re...

North Korea has made “various changes” to military forces facing South Korea’s border islands, the commander of the ROK Marine Corps said Tuesday, emphasizing that Seoul has stepped up surveillance along the …

The US littoral combat ship USS Charleston has illegally intruded into the waters adjacent to Xianbin Jiao of China's Nansha Qundao without approval from the Chinese government in the early hours of …

China’s Southern Theatre Command said the USS Charleston entered waters near Sabina Shoal in the Spratly Islands early on Tuesday without Beijing’s approval, calling it an illegal intrusion.

Newtalk新聞 蘇丹內戰再度造成重大平民傷亡。位於蘇丹南部的西科爾多凡州（West Kordofan）一處市集附近的交通轉運點，當地時間週日（18 日）傍晚接連遭到兩波無人機攻擊，造成 80 人死亡，死者多為結束市集採買、準備搭車返鄉的民眾。這起事件是蘇丹自 2023 年爆發內戰以來，死傷最慘重的單次攻擊事件之一。 根據英國《衛報》19 日報導，目擊者瓦迪（Ahmed Wadi）透過衛星網路突破當地通訊封鎖表示，無人機襲擊發生在西科爾多凡州的迪巴卜鎮（al-Dibab），兩波攻擊僅間隔 10 分鐘，遭襲地點為市集結束後、民眾聚集等待搭車返回各村落的交通轉運點。瓦迪表示，他親自協助掩埋 50 具遺體，其中包括自己的兄弟穆罕默德（Mohamed）。 當地一名因安全考量而要求匿名的醫護人員透露，另有 47 名傷患被送往鄰近的穆吉拉德鎮（al-Mujlad）接受救治，其中 30 人最終傷重不治。該名醫護人員表示，迪巴卜鎮的無人機襲擊共造成 80 人死亡，而穆吉拉德鎮隨後發生的另一起無人機攻擊，也造成 4 人受傷，目前仍在接受治療。 襲擊事件發生後，由準軍事組織「快速支援部隊」（Rapid Support Forces，RSF）宣布成立的地方行政機構「塔西斯」（Tasis）指控，政府軍「蘇丹武裝部隊」（Sudanese Armed Forces，SAF）發動此次空襲，但相關指控尚未獲得獨立證實。《衛報》指出，截至報導刊出時，西科爾多凡州全境均處於快速支援部隊控制之下。 蘇丹自 2023 年 …

The defense ministry on Tuesday expressed "grave concerns" over North Korea escalating border tensions with threats and its criticism of South Korea's military operations conducted in response to the North's repeated border …

Korea plans to launch military reconnaissance satellites aboard its homegrown Nuri rocket in 2031 to bolster its space surveillance capabilities, the aerospace agency said Tuesday. Oh Tae-seok, administrator of the Korea AeroSpace …

South Korea’s decade-old debate over female conscription resurfaced during a National Assembly audit this month, amid growing concerns that a shrinking draft-eligible population could undermine military readiness. During a National Assembly defense …

COTABATO CITY – Two soldiers who were wounded in a recent clash with a lawless armed group in Sultan Kudarat province were honored for courageously performing their duties. Brig. Gen. Ricky Bunayog, …

Over 20 civilians have been killed and an undisclosed number of people have been injured during two separate airstrikes carried out over the course of two days by the Myanmar Air Force …

Hyundai Motor Group is consolidating its ground weapons businesses under Hyundai Rotem, bringing tank and artillery production together in a 358.4 billion won ($269.9 million) deal aimed at strengthening its competitiveness in …

Former Klang MP chastises Putrajaya MP for calling for the deployment of soldiers to help deport undocumented migrants.

SAIPAN, Northern Marianas — The mother and other family members of Filipino Alvin Rebamba attended the start of a manslaughter trial on Oct. 19 in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, …

Myanmar’s military-backed government has released rare photographs of detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi after officials delivered two books and sealed correspondence sent by Britain’s King Charles III. The delivery took …

PARIS (AP) — Paris police issued an overnight curfew on Monday in two areas of the French capital, after a weekend marred by France’s worst rioting in years that targeted city halls, …

Chaw Chia Jun had been introduced to the victim by his former partner, a navy cook, and the trio engaged in sex acts at a car park.

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused the United States on Monday of deliberately delaying the delivery of interceptor missiles to his country, as tensions between Kyiv and Washington escalated over …

North Korea has denied responsibility for an explosion that injured three soldiers in the heavily mined Demilitarised Zone last month.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said Moscow targeted Ukraine's energy facilities 76 times in the week since Donald Trump announced a supposed 'energy ceasefire'.

SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's top military officer ordered troops on ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 — Lumut Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (Lunas) remains committed to delivering the first littoral com...

The British Army’s miraculous escape from Nazi Germany’s encirclement at Dunkirk is considered by some to be the greatest military retreat in modern history and a prime example of snatching victory from …

The US defence secretary's trip comes a day after president Donald Trump endorsed the Israeli prime minister ahead of the country's parliamentary election.

According to the Ukrainian president, the shipment is awaiting the signature of US defence secretary Pete Hegseth.

Myanmar migrants in Thailand launch campaign after raids A campaign launched by the Myanmar Migrant Workers’ Representative Coordinating Committee in Thailand (MMWRCCT) began collecting signatures in support of a petition calling on …

Thousands of Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand have called on Thai authorities to allow legal residence and employment based on Thai-issued migrant registration cards, commonly known as a “pink card,” which is …

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused the United States on Monday of deliberately delaying the delivery of interceptor missiles to his country, as tensions between Kyiv and Washington escalated over military aid and …

Fifty investigators are examining a fire at a Canadian military base that killed four soldiers and injured 39 others, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday, as questions mount…

Ukraine received no advance warning from its partners of a Russian ballistic missile strike overnight, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday, adding that some vital deliveries from the…

Delivering Defence’s naval shipbuilding and sustainment requirements in Western Australia will depend on more than new investment and infrastructure. The state’s established resources sector has built a substantial industrial base, with heavy-industry …

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — Nine years after the liberation of Marawi from Islamic State-aligned militants, the Army’s 4th Infantry Division (4ID) honored the sacrifices of more than 1,500 military and police …